Title London and Paris as International Financial Centres in the Twentieth Century

Published Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (382 pages) Contents List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; 1. Introduction: Comparative Perspectives on London and Paris as International Financial Centres in the Twentieth Century; PART I: LONDON AND PARIS IN LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE, 1890-2000; PART II: 'GOLDEN AGE', 1890-1914; PART III: FROM GLOBAL REACH TO REGIONAL WITHDRAWAL, 1914-1958; PART IV: THE ROAD TO GLOBALIZATION, 1958-1980; PART V: INTERNATIONALIZATION AND GLOBALIZATION, 1980-2000; Index Summary London and Paris, the world's two leading financial centres in the nineteenth century, experienced differing fortunes during the twentieth century. While London remained an international financial centre, Paris' influence declined. Yet over the last twenty years deregulation, internationalization, and the advent of the single currency have reactivated their competition in ways reminiscent of their old rivalry before the First World War. This book provides a long-term perspective on the development of each centre, with special attention devoted to the pre-1914 years and to the last decades of th Notes Print version record Subject Financial institutions, International -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century Financial institutions, International -- England -- London -- History -- 20th century Financial institutions, International -- France -- Paris -- History -- 19th century Financial institutions, International -- France -- Paris -- History -- 20th century Economic history. Financial institutions, International. SUBJECT Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056675 Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056676 France -- Economic conditions -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051218 France -- Economic conditions -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86000996 Subject England -- London. France. France -- Paris. Great Britain. Genre/Form History. Form Electronic book Author Bussière, Eric, 1955- ISBN 9780191533471 0191533475

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